Today, most Americans accept that the jury is supposed to be a fair cross-section of the community. But where did that idea come from? This Article ...

Confederate myths are confronted as John Dunphy pushes back with facts ...

While the Pilgrims and the “Wampanoags” people (Indians) did indeed share a harvest feast in fall 1621, and while early ...

The American Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1865, but its true cause remains the subject of debate. Beyond battles and politics, the central issue was slavery and its expansion into new ...

There’s a lot more that happened throughout history than battles, treaties, and geopolitical tensions. While all of those aspects are incredibly important, they don’t show the full depth and breadth ...

Trump's pardon of Waddle and Gobble on Tuesday continues a tradition that goes back decades and wasn't always a pardon ...

… [S]outhern Indians too were divided in their feelings toward the Confederacy…. By the winter of 1861–62, a full-blown civil war was under way among the Indians, adding a further dimension to ...

"They really missed an opportunity," a museum trustee said, of how Netflix series, "Death by Lightning" fails to mention Long ...

Extensive fungal decay persists on the USS Cairo, and further research is needed to understand these organisms. Better ...

The last Lincoln penny was recently struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Its removal from circulation marks just one of ...

On July 17, the Liberty brought two Connecticut-based ships into Newport Harbor, accusing their captains of customs ...